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Friends,
In the midst of the Hawk Mountain book tour, visiting cities and longing for the pastoral. In Swedish journalist Marit Kapla’s absolutely stunning book Osebol, she chronicles the lives of the 42 people who live in Osebol, a tiny village in Sweden. And she transmutes their words – already poetic – into poetry. Line breaks, important pauses, stray and lovely observations. In Osebol, you get the slow life beauty of the remote, where a chance meeting on the road can be a day’s major event. Marit shares what she’s learned from talking to all of Osebol’s inhabitants, and we talk time, depth of experience, nature, and more.
I hope you love this episode as much as I loved having this conversation.
SHOW NOTES
WHAT BOOK YOU SHOULD READ?
I read a poem on the episode from Arun Kolatkar’s absolutely beautiful book, Jejuri – and I highly recommend you get and read it.
WHAT OTHER AEWCH EPISODE YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO?
Before he was a Twitch sensation, Hasan Piker and I talked about growing up surrounded by bullies on AEWCH 36. I’m reminded of it here as a flipside to the romanticism of small town life.
MORE ON MARIT
Here’s a good interview with Marit/review of the book. And a lovely consideration of all of it in The Times Literary Supplement. Most of Marit’s work is in Swedish, so the best thing to do is just look her up and read via google translate.
Until next time, friends, find Osebol, read it, and pay loving attention to your neighbors. CH
Conner Habib 